Trochalus jokoensis

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Trochalus jokoensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trochalus
Species:
T. jokoensis
Binomial name
Trochalus jokoensis
Moser, 1917

Trochalus jokoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cameroon. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are blackish-brown and shiny. The forehead is fairly densely punctate and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely punctate and the anterior margin is laterally fringed with setae, and some setae are also present beside the lateral margins. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals densely covered with fine punctures. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trochalus (Trochalus) jokoensis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.